# Teamsters protesting and blocking Argentine highways threaten domestic supplies and grain exports — MercoPress

> Independent teamsters have blocked Argentine highways for four consecutive days to protest fuel prices, taxes and tolls, threatening grain and oilseed deliveries to port terminals. Rosario grain truck entries fell sharply and the industry chamber CIARA-CEC warned of storage problems if the blockade continues.

- Date: 2021-01-21 · published 2021-01-21T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Argentina · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/49135-teamsters-protesting-and-blocking-argentine-highways-threaten-domestic-supplies
- Commodities: [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md), [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md)

## Why it matters

Prolonged road blockades would limit Argentine soymeal, soyoil and corn exports, supporting global oilseed product and corn prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- SBO: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SBM | 2022-06-29 | [Argentine trucker protest slashes grains delivery, threatening exports and milling \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/14024-argentine-trucker-protest-slashes-grains-delivery-threatening-exports-and.md) | -1.1% | +3.0% |
| SBM | 2018-02-06 | [Trucks strike threatens Argentine cereal exports and soy crushing industry — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66342-trucks-strike-threatens-argentine-cereal-exports-and-soy-crushing-industry.md) | +9.4% | +17.6% |
| SBM | 2020-09-29 | [Argentine cereal and oilseed exports stopped by grain inspectors' strike — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50973-argentine-cereal-and-oilseed-exports-stopped-by-grain-inspectors-strike.md) | +3.3% | +17.1% |
| SBM | 2021-07-31 | [Port workers' strikes hinder Argentine exports of cereals — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45899-port-workers-strikes-hinder-argentine-exports-of-cereals-mercopress.md) | +1.4% | +0.0% |
| SBM | 2020-12-23 | [Weather and ports' strike in Argentina boosting soy and cereals prices — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49495-weather-and-ports-strike-in-argentina-boosting-soy-and-cereals-prices-mercopress.md) | +4.2% | +6.7% |
| SBO | 2018-02-06 | [Trucks strike threatens Argentine cereal exports and soy crushing industry — MercoPress](https://feedsoft.ai/events/66342-trucks-strike-threatens-argentine-cereal-exports-and-soy-crushing-industry.md) | -2.0% | -0.6% |
| SBO | 2023-04-24 | [Argentine transporters strike, threatening grains shipments \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13971-argentine-transporters-strike-threatening-grains-shipments-financial-post.md) | -1.4% | -12.4% |
| SBO | 2024-06-12 | [Workers to halt grain exports in Argentina against Milei’s reforms \| Buenos Aires Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13919-workers-to-halt-grain-exports-in-argentina-against-milei-s-reforms-buenos-aires.md) | +1.0% | +9.5% |

## Sources

- en.mercopress.com: https://en.mercopress.com/2021/01/21/teamsters-protesting-and-blocking-argentine-highways-threaten-domestic-supplies-and-grain-exports

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